Waterford Distillery
Cooladine 1.1 Single Farm Origin Series
Whisky from Ireland
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R110 nationwide
Delivery is within 1–2 business days to main centres and 3–4 business days to outlying areas.
Ireland's Waterford Distillery was founded back in 2015 by Mark Reynier, formerly the co-owner of Bruichladdich. Interestingly, the distillery is actually a converted brewery which had previously produced that well-known Irish stout, Guinness. These days, whiskey is the drink of choice being made at Waterford, with a focus on local barley, showing that terroir most definitely has an impact on the final spirit. Reynier and his team work with a host of local farms to create Single Farm Origin single malt whiskeys, which debuted in 2020.
The land farmed by brothers William and Pat Doyle at Cooladine – Cuil an Daingin, corner fort – in County Wexford stands close to old Quaker burial grounds west of the River Slaney, beyond the historic barley town of Enniscorthy. These free-draining, fertile fields derived from the famously productive Clonroche soils are composed of shingle to clay-rich marl, which mostly stems from the Ordovician shale bedrock.
Nose:
Malted biscuits, rhubarb tart, toffee, almonds, aniseed, white mustard, grass drying into hay, marshmallows, coffee cream, red apples, and red grapes.
Palate:
Cloves, sweets, apples, black pepper, gingernut biscuits, crème Brulee, licorice, barley sweets, dried basil, and sherry trifle.
Finish:
A spicy oiliness that tingles on the tongue, and lingers into a dry gentle sweetness.